Chapter43

#Chapter43

The truth isn’t always pretty

Nora

Britt and Patton visited and brought their two-year-old twins, Braydon and Peyton, with them. They enjoyed playing with the boys. Patton visited Matt while Britt and I discussed our parents.

We sat at the table, drinking pop.

/"Have you spoken to Mom?/" I asked Britt.

/"Not since I ran away from home. After what he put us through, Dad shocked me by wanting to reconnect./"

/"Why would Mom allow the abuse? Shouldn’t a mother protect their children? I would./"

/"I would, too, but our mother wasn’t like that. I remember after Mom and Dad would fight, we dealt with dad’s wrath. He would mumble things about the Gray family. I never understood what he meant./" Britt shook her head.

/"Dad said Nate visited him and set him straight about our grandparents. Why would Nate do that?/"

/"From what Patton said, his Grampa disliked lies and didn’t accept it from his kids./"